CSS Border Images is a property that allows you to use an image as a border instead of the traditional solid border. This property is useful when you want to add a decorative border to an element, or when you want to create a unique design for your website.
The CSS Border Images property has several values that you can use to customize the border image. These values include:
border-image-source
: This value specifies the URL of the image that you want to use as the border.border-image-slice
: This value specifies how the border image should be sliced. You can use percentages or pixels to specify the size of each slice.border-image-width
: This value specifies the width of the border image.border-image-outset
: This value specifies how far the border image should extend beyond the border box.border-image-repeat
: This value specifies how the border image should be repeated. You can use values like repeat
, stretch
, or round
.Here is an example of how you can use the CSS Border Images property:
<style>
.border-image {
border: 10px solid transparent;
border-image-source: url('border.png');
border-image-slice: 30;
border-image-width: 10px;
border-image-outset: 5px;
border-image-repeat: round;
}
</style>
<div class="border-image">
<p>This is a div with a border image.</p>
</div>
In this example, we have created a div with a border image. We have set the border to be 10 pixels wide, and we have used a transparent color for the border. We have then specified the URL of the border image using the border-image-source
property. We have sliced the border image into 30 equal parts using the border-image-slice
property. We have set the width of the border image to be 10 pixels using the border-image-width
property. We have set the outset of the border image to be 5 pixels using the border-image-outset
property. Finally, we have set the border image to repeat using the border-image-repeat
property.
You can also use the CSS Border Images property to create a border with multiple images. Here is an example:
<style>
.border-image-multiple {
border: 10px solid transparent;
border-image-source: url('border1.png') url('border2.png') url('border3.png');
border-image-slice: 30 40 50;
border-image-width: 10px;
border-image-outset: 5px;
border-image-repeat: round;
}
</style>
<div class="border-image-multiple">
<p>This is a div with a border image made up of multiple images.</p>
</div>
In this example, we have created a div with a border image made up of three different images. We have specified the URLs of the images using the border-image-source
property, separated by spaces. We have sliced each image differently using the border-image-slice
property. We have set the width of the border image to be 10 pixels using the border-image-width
property. We have set the outset of the border image to be 5 pixels using the border-image-outset
property. Finally, we have set the border image to repeat using the border-image-repeat
property.
The CSS Border Images property is a powerful tool for creating unique and decorative borders for your website. With its many values and options, you can create borders that are truly one-of-a-kind.